Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
572
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
519
759 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 37
109
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 10
31
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
12
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
8
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for American Samoa
2 Families width 16 Species
Genera for American Samoa
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for American Samoa
16 Species | Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907 | Biting midge | | Bezzia sexspinosa Edwards, 1928 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928 | | | Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926 | | | Culicoides (Oecacta) insulanus Macfie, 1933 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) polynesiae Wirth & Arnaud, 1969 | | | Culicoides (Trithecoides) samoensis Wirth & Arnaud, 1969 | | | Culicoides samoaensis | | | Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941 | | | Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) swezeyi Edwards, 1928 | | | Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1940 | | | Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959 | Biting midge | | Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pectinunguis De Meijere, 1923 | | | Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928 | |
Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in American Samoa | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
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